I. Description of trends
Last week (20 september - 26 september) the market price index for vegetables in the sun-hine agricultural market was 13. 52 points, an increase of 0. 07 percentage points from the previous week (13 september - 19 september), an increase of 0. 1 per cent in the ring, a decrease of 4. 1 per cent in the same year, and a decrease of 57. 41 points in the logistics index, a decrease of 12. 38 percentage points from 69. 78 points in the previous week, a decline of 17. 7 per cent。
Of the indicators for the top 10 vegetable categories that were monitored last week, 5 indicators rose and 5 indicators fell. Of these, the clear categories of increase were 19. 8 per cent for melons, 7. 7 per cent for mushrooms and 3. 6 per cent for root vegetables, and 13. 5 per cent for leaf vegetables and 7. 4 per cent for eggplant fruit。
Ii. Analysis of the causes of movements
The price index went up slightly last week for two reasons:
1. There has been a marked decline in temperature in the northern producing regions, where the rate of vegetable growth has slowed in the main producing areas, such as hebei, north-east and in inner mongolia, and where market supply rates have shrunk owing to the fact that most vegetable varieties are at the end of their supply, leading to some price increases
In the latter part of the week, successive rainfall weather adversely affected the production of vegetables, especially in the form of guacamole from land facilities, leading to a general decline in production, resulting in higher overall prices for vegetables, such as large cucumbers, cucumbers and hardmelons。
Iii. Vegetable supply and price changes
As a result of declining market sales of vegetables in the provinces, the overall market supply continues to shrink and the price of vegetables has risen steadily; while the stock of vegetables in the provinces continues to decline, the growing maturity of autumn vegetables in the market has led to a slight increase in the intake of vegetables in the province and to a fall in the price of vegetables; and there is a decrease in production and a higher price for the vegetables due to the rainy weather. After mid-autumn, market purchasing power has not yet been fully recovered, trade has been idle and the decline in the number of incoming and outgoing vehicles has kept the logistics index down。
Trade in vegetables in the provinces is at the end of the trade period, and the number of entrances continues to shrink, with the ring share declining by 18. 1 per cent and the price of vegetables rising or falling。
Food trading in the province: the steady rise in the market of the province's inner autumn vegetables has led to a steady increase in the supply of food in the province by 3. 6 per cent, and prices of vegetables have increased and declined。
Trade in home-based vegetables: the consecutive rains over weekends have slowed down the growth rate of home-based vegetables, reduced output, reduced the ring share by 5. 2 per cent and increased prices。
Iv. Projections for next week's trends
Vegetables in the province will be added to the market next week (27 september to 3 october), while temperatures in the north are falling and the pace of withdrawal from the north is accelerating, but with the arrival of the national holiday, school and unit holidays will reduce market demand, and it is expected that next week there will be little chance of an increase in the vegetable price index。
